Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-25
splendidly equipped road, passing through

southwest is the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande Railway, now in process of con-
struction to Brownwood, in Brown
] county, and already completed to Gran
bury, in Hood county. This road passes
through T6rrant, Hood, Erath, Comanche
and Brown counties, over a rolling
prairie Of fine grazing and agriculture!
J lands, and in time it Will be extended to
the southwestern limit of the state.
Running nearly due west is the Rio
Grande division Of the Texas snd Pacific,
passing through the counties Of Tsrrant,
Parker, Palo Pinto, Stephens. Eastland,
Callahan, Taylor, Nolan, Mitchell, How
ard, Martin, Midland, Tom Green, Reeves,
Preside and FL Paso. The principal
towns on this great length Of railway are
Weatherford, Eastland, Cisco, Abilene,
Colorado City, Big Springs and Ell Paso.
Enormous numbers Of cattle are shipped
over this road, and It's through passenger
travel from the Pacific slope is very
heavy.
The Fort Worth and Denver City Rail
way, commonly known as the Cannon
Ball" stretches into that undeveloped
and nch paradise, the Panhandle. EX-
tending through the counties of Tarrant,
Wise, Montague, Clay, Wichita and VII
barger, it is steadily pushing its way into
the heart Of the great northwest. Many
papuloUs and prosperous towns have
sprung up along this road in the past few
years, chief among which are Decatur,
Bowie, Henrietta, Wichita Falls, Harold,
and Vernon. The volume of trade han
died by this road is enormous, and it
yearly declares handsome dividends to it's
stockholders.
Directly north the main Texas trunk
line CT the great Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe corporation extends, cutting in
two the counties CT Tsrrant, and Denton
| Cooke, and entering the Territory. The
main business point in this line in TEXTS
is Gainesville, in Cooke county.
To the northeast runs the TrlrsCOGti-
mental division Of the Missouri Pacific
system, passing through the counties of
| T&Trant, Denton, GTaySon, Fannin, La
mar, Red River, and Bowie, and Joining
the Texas ana Pacific road at TeXarkaHa.
! The principal cities and towns on this
line are Denton, Whitesboro, Sherman +,
BOnham, Honey Grove, Paris, Clarks-
vile, aud TeXarkana. Al WhitesborO 8
junction is formed with the Missouri Pa
CHIC proper, which continues on in 8
nOrthegsterly direction through the Ter
riJOry towards ST. Louis. DeniSon, one
Of the most important towns Of Texas, is
on this line IN GrsysOa county.
These are the railroads leading into
and out Of the city at present But there
are others TO come il the near future.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
is looking or = Texas connection and the
indications point to Fort Worth as its
desired terminus in the state. II is now
building south from Topeka, Kan, in
this direction
The ST. Louis and San Francisco, vita
its Texas terminus at present at Paris, is
looking toward the grest railway center
for connection.
The St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
Railway, now extending It's line into the
state from the northeast, will soon be
here from Sulphur Springs, in Hopkins
county, via Commerce, Plano and Grape
vine, nearly ina direct line to the north
east
The Fort Worth Western and the
Southern Kansas of Texas are two pro-
jeCted railways extending northwest
from the city, and it is safe TO say that
one of them will be built. The SOUTHERN
Kansas is practically the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe, and it is understood
in railway circles that this great cor
pOrstion VIII protect itself in the field
that at present is unOcCupIed lying north
west of Fort Worth.
Tue above are the railway facilities Of
fered bY Fort Worth, and now for some
thing of the natural advantages offered
by il TO capitalists seeking investment for
their money. Any modern map will show
the railway system, but the
NATURAL ADVANTAGES
offered by city must be seen to be fully
appreciated. The city is located On a
high level plateau, with perfect natural
drainage. The Trinity and Clear Fork
rivers circle around its western, northern
and eastern sides, the latter of which
furnishes clear, pure water for general
purposes by the aid of fine system Of
Holly waterwo2ks. Three hundred feet
beneath the surface is the finest supply
of artesian water that ever blessed
people. 1t is ineXheustible enc
flows OYER the surface when pierced
By wells, except on the very high points
in the city. This water is soft and pure
as crystal and for drinking and bathing
purposes it cannot be surpassed. There
are q hundred or II 0re wells now in use
III anu aLCGnN LuS Illl NLI1llDLS VI SGAA-
Ions is wasted and still the supply is undi-
minished. The river beds around the
city hold millions of cu0lc feet of fine
gravel with which most of the streets are
paved. This gravel costs little or moth
ing and each neavy rain replaces that
which is hauled away for paving purposes.
The health statistics, which are not very
accurately kept, snow q per centage OF
Ia. . n ip1 nd
city ever had fioer .oc2tion than Fort
Worth. A high abrupt bluff extends
around the west and North sides, giving
it a fac appearance when viewed from
distance. Such are the inducements
offered TO capital seeking investment in
enterprises.
MANUFACTURES.
Joseph L. Browns mandatory is the
largest in the city outside OF the iron in
dustry. It is run in connection with his
wholesale grocery house, which
has the largest storage capacity of any
grocery house in the South. This sounds
big but here are the figures: The build
ing covers l38x200 feet of ground. It
has three Stories and basement and q
storage capacity of 10000 square feet.
1t is on the corner of Main and Front
streets and presents a most imposing sp-
pearance. The mandatory is just in
the rear and is handsome three-story
stone building. Here is manufactured
all the minor articles handled in the
grocery business, but chief among which
is the
SILVER LOAF BAKING POWDER
which is speciality made and handled by
this firm. Candies of all kinds, vinegar,
oluing, etc, ETC., are also made in